New Stickle Cottage, Great Langdale, Ambleside, LA22 9JU
About New Stickle Cottage
New Stickle Cottage is a detached house in Great Langdale, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on biomass.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £1,000,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
New Stickle Cottage has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- May 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Extension to west elevation to form single storey lean to utility, store and garage
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2015/5180
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
£1,084,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 19 years.
£1,000,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2022Most recent
£1,000,000
+102.0%over 8 years17 September 2013
£495,000
+65.0%over 9 years31 October 2003
£300,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LA22 9JU: £347,500 (2016–1997).
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- Larger development activity nearby

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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.9 km
Langdale CofE School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB